The Steinfeld Trophy was a trophy given annually to the winners of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship.[ 1] The trophy is contested in a 4-team playoff where the top teams (based on regular season record) compete in a single-elimination format. In 2002 and since 2014, the semifinals and the championship game are on separate weekends. The award is named after MLL co-founder Jake Steinfeld . Since the league's inception, the championship has been played at a pre-designated neutral location.
Season
Date
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Venue
Location
Attendance
Game MVP
2001
September 3
Long Island Lizards
15–11
Baltimore Bayhawks
Kennedy Stadium
Bridgeport, CT
6,745
Paul Gait (Long Island)
2002
September 1
Baltimore Bayhawks
21–13
Long Island Lizards
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, OH
5,596
Mark Millon (Baltimore)
2003
August 24
Long Island Lizards
15–14 (OT )
Baltimore Bayhawks
Villanova Stadium
Villanova, PA
6,593
Kevin Lowe (Long Island)
2004
August 22
Philadelphia Barrage
13–11
Boston Cannons
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
8,279
Greg Cattrano (Philadelphia)
2005
August 21
Baltimore Bayhawks
15–9
Long Island Lizards
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
6,829
Gary Gait (Baltimore)
2006
August 27
Philadelphia Barrage
23–12
Denver Outlaws
The Home Depot Center
Carson , CA
5,374
Roy Colsey (Philadelphia)
2007
August 26
Philadelphia Barrage
16–13
Los Angeles Riptide
PAETEC Park
Rochester, NY
5,288
Matt Striebel (Philadelphia)
2008
August 24
Rochester Rattlers
16–6
Denver Outlaws
Harvard Stadium
Boston, MA
8,481
Joe Walters (Rochester)
2009
August 23
Toronto Nationals
10–9
Denver Outlaws
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
7,003
Merrick Thomson (Toronto)
2010
August 22
Chesapeake Bayhawks
13–9
Long Island Lizards
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
6,445
Kyle Hartzell (Chesapeake)
2011
August 28
Boston Cannons
10–9
Hamilton Nationals
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
5,027
Jordan Burke (Boston)
2012
August 26
Chesapeake Bayhawks
16–6
Denver Outlaws
Harvard Stadium
Boston, MA
7,384
Ben Rubeor (Chesapeake)
2013
August 25
Chesapeake Bayhawks
10–9
Charlotte Hounds
PPL Park
Chester, PA
3,892
John Grant Jr. (Chesapeake)
2014
August 23
Denver Outlaws
12–11
Rochester Rattlers
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
8,149
John Grant Jr. (Denver)
2015
August 8
New York Lizards
15–12
Rochester Rattlers
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
8,674
Paul Rabil (New York)
2016
August 20
Denver Outlaws
19–18
Ohio Machine
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
5,522
Eric Law (Denver)
2017
August 19
Ohio Machine
17–12
Denver Outlaws
The Ford Center at The Star
Frisco, TX
7,543
Marcus Holman (Ohio)
2018
August 18
Denver Outlaws
16-12
Dallas Rattlers
MUSC Health Stadium
Charleston, SC
4,086
Matt Kavanagh (Denver)
2019
October 6
Chesapeake Bayhawks
10-9
Denver Outlaws
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Denver, CO
6,374
Steele Stanwick (Chesapeake)
2020
July 26
Boston Cannons
13-10
Denver Outlaws
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
No fans due to COVID-19 pandemic
Not awarded
# Team W L Pct
10 Denver Outlaws 3 7 .300
8 Chesapeake Bayhawks 6 2 .750
6 New York Lizards 3 3 .500
4 Dallas Rattlers 1 3 .250
3 Philadelphia Barrage 3 0 1.000
3 Boston Cannons 2 1 .667
2 Hamilton Nationals 1 1 .500
2 Ohio Machine 1 1 .500
1 Los Angeles Riptide 0 1 .000
1 Charlotte Hounds 0 1 .000
Team
First season
Last appearance
Last final
Last championship
Boston 2001 2020 2020 2020
New York 2001 2018 2015 2015
New Jersey [a] 2001 2003 Never Never
Philadelphia [a] 2001 2008 2007 2007
Dallas 2001 2018 2018 2008
Chesapeake 2001 2020 2019 2019
Chicago [b] 2006 Never Never Never
Connecticut 2020 2020 Never Never
Denver 2006 2020 2020 2018
Los Angeles [c] 2006 2008 2007 Never
San Francisco [c] 2006 2006 Never Never
Hamilton [d] 2009 2013 2011 2009
Charlotte 2012 2016 2013 Never
Ohio 2012 2017 2017 2017
Florida 2014 2017 Never Never
Atlanta 2016 2019 Never Never
[a] played 2001 to 2008
[b] played 2006 to 2010
[c] played 2006 to 2008
[d] played 2009 to 2013
All-time playoff records
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Team GP W L Pct Championships
Atlanta 1 0 1 .000 0
Boston 15 4 11 .267 2
Charlotte 3 1 2 .333 0
Chesapeake 19 14 5 .737 5
Chicago 0 – – – 0
Dallas 13 5 8 .384 1
Denver 23 12 11 .522 3
Florida 1 0 1 .000 0
Hamilton 5 3 2 .600 1
Los Angeles 3 1 2 .333 0
New Jersey 2 0 2 .000 0
New York 17 9 8 .529 3
Ohio 6 3 3 .500 1
Philadelphia 7 6 1 .857 3
San Francisco 1 0 1 .000 0